Top section
Top section
SSAs tap Swiss franc demand in thin summer market
Market expects pipeline to pick up in second week of August
Cracks emerge in underlying quality as banks appear to teeter further into cautiousness
UK water sector strives to avoid being sucked into Thames Water maelstrom
Thames's troubles are contained for now, but risk of contagion remains
Political jitters pushed aside as Gilts are swept up in global bond sell-off
New prime minister and surprise chancellor jolted the Gilt market, but oil shooting above $100 shows where the real power lies
Cracks emerge in underlying quality as banks appear to teeter further into cautiousness
Sub-sections
-
Egypt this week became the first sovereign issuer in the Middle East and North Africa to issue a green bond. The deal had been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, bankers said, but it gained considerable traction from investors when it was finally brought to market. -
-
Bank Nederlandse Gementeen kicked off a busy week for socially responsible bond issuance by public sector borrowers with a well-received 12 year sustainable bond, its longest ever deal in that format.
-
National Bank of Greece (NBG) has become the lowest rated bank to issue green debt, after winning two times as much demand as it needed for a €500m senior bond on Thursday. The trade formed part of a flurry of green issuance in the FIG market, alongside new deals from Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel and Mizuho Financial Group.
-
Eureden, a French food co-operative, has signed about €550m of sustainability linked loans, with part of the money earmarked for acquisitions.
-
The Development Bank of Japan will kick-off a series of investor calls on Thursday for its first sustainability bond under its freshly updated framework, which includes assets related to its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
-
New changes will allow for 'more intuitive' analysis and increase maximum covered bond rating uplift
-
Fitch has replaced Moody's as main rater
-
Bifurcation is emerging in how investors treat the hyperscalers
-
Lessor's $717m deal shows aircraft lease ABS spreads back at pre-war levels
-
Spreads widen after string of surprise jumbo tech trades
-
Alphabet, Amazon and Oracle may give bond market a rest
-
Books multiple times covered as company seeks money for energy investments
-
Deal to recoup costs to pay for 2018 Woolsey fire damage
-
Enpal plans its fourth issuance for later this year
-
Few sub-Saharan African issuers have issued Samurai and fewer without a guarantee
-
Break-up with Fitch over downgrade has not put off investors
-
Strong appetite from international banks for first gigascale 24/7 solar plant
-
Issuer has set the stage for peers to return to public market
-
Uneventful ECB passes as SSA bankers say bigger risk is energy shock lasting into August reopening
-
The trade may persuade other top-tier GCC sovereigns that the public market is open
-
US drug company Eli Lilly jolted the dollar market awake on Wednesday with an eight-part jumbo trade to fund two recent acquisitions
-
The US dollar market buoyant this week despite escalating hostilities in the Middle East
-
Redwood will be a repeat issuer
-
Sponsored by Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Bond Awards 2026: Most Impressive Issuer in Africa — Republic of Cote d’Ivoire / Most Impressive Funding Official in Africa — Lancine Diaby
-
Sponsored by Crédit Agricole CIB
Syndicated Loan Awards 2025: Crédit Agricole CIB: Driving France’s loan market and ESG transition
-
Sponsored by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Sukuk market’s next chapter: Financing the future, sustainably
-
